How Ray King's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ray King posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.17, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 2000, posting 3.17, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.6 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at 7.59, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.49 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.19 in 2006 to 5.45 in 2007 and 7.11 in 2008. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Defense Independent ERA profile — ranging from 3.17 to 7.59 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Ray King Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Ray King
| Ray King
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.17 |
| Season Avg. | 4.17 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.17 |
| More Info | See More |
Ray King Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Ray King's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ray King Defense Independent ERA by Team
Ray King's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ray King Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ray King's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ray King Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ray King's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ray King Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ray King's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
